I actually watched the whole game on Cable TV. The last drive was very impressive. Their QB made quick decisions and executed the plays well. His passes got to the receivers at the moment when they got the separations. If we do not pressure him in our game, it is going to be a long day.
I also focused on our receivers and Hess during the Dayton game. It was not true that our receivers did not get the separations. The problems were that Hess was very indecisive in throwing the ball. He did not throw the ball to the receivers when they created the separations. He held on the ball and kept looking until the receivers were covered again. A few times that the receivers were truly open, he either over threw them by 10 yards or 5 feet over their heads.
I do not know if it was him or the coaching to cause him to hold on to the ball for that long. When he finally decided to throw the ball, he was often pressured resulting in inaccurate throws. He also had troubles and difficulties in reading the defense to pick up the secondary receivers. This should not happen to a 4 year starting QB.
In the Dayton game, the game plan must have called for not throwing to the TE or RB. This was so different from last few years. It must be done internationally so not to reveal all our plays.
I hope we will keep improving so we will have a good match up against NDSU at the end of the season. Our DB and safeties were so lost out there during Dayton’s TD drive. It was truly pathetic.
